Headache is a very common pain problem in daily life, hunger can trigger headache, people who do not like to exercise are more prone to headache than those who like to exercise, the chance of severe obesity to suffer from migraine is 80%, lack of sleep or severe sleep catch-up on weekends can lead to headache. Stress and overexertion can also cause headaches, most of which are of no particular significance. However, recurrent or persistent headaches may be a sign of some organic disease and should be carefully examined for a clear diagnosis and timely treatment so as not to delay treatment.
So what may cause headache? Generally speaking, the causes of headache can be divided into two main categories.
Lifestyle-related headaches (changes in lifestyle habits can mostly improve)
1.Weight: The study found that women who are mildly obese have 35% higher risk of headache than those who are normal weight or thin. Severely obese women have an 80% chance of suffering from migraine.
2. Personality: Certain personality traits, such as rigidity, stubbornness, and introversion, may cause frequent headache attacks.
3. Sexuality: In one survey, 46% of respondents said that sexuality can cause headaches. Usually this is an overworked headache, mostly seen in men.
4. Catching up on sleep on the weekend: Dr. Alexander, founder of the New York Headache Research Center, said, “Try to keep your sleep schedule normal, and normal sleep will keep you away from headaches as opposed to sleeping until noon.”
5. Skipping breakfast: Hunger is the most common cause of headaches.
6, consume too much caffeine: caffeine can play a role in relieving headaches in some cases, but in fact, it triggers a higher chance of headaches.
7, lack of exercise: A Swedish study showed that people who do not like to exercise are more likely to have headaches than those who love to exercise.
8, lack of sleep: The results of a large study showed that those who slept an average of six hours a night had significantly more severe and more frequent headaches than those who got enough sleep.
9, incorrect diet: Everyone reacts differently, but some are known to trigger headache food, while some (especially magnesium-rich food) can play a preventive role.
Headaches caused by organic lesions (seek medical help promptly)
1.Cranial lesions
(1) Cranio-cerebral trauma: concussion, brain contusion, subdural hematoma, intracranial hematoma, post-traumatic brain injury.
(2) Vascular lesions: subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis, cerebral embolism, hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebral blood supply deficiency, intracranial aneurysm, cerebrovascular malformation, etc.
(3) Occupational lesions: brain tumor, intracranial metastases, brain tuberculoma, intracranial cysticercosis or encapsulated worm disease, etc.
(4) Infection: various meningitis, meningoencephalitis, encephalitis, etc.
(5) Others: migraine, cluster headache, headache-type epilepsy, headache after lumbar puncture and after lumbar anesthesia, etc.
2.Extracranial lesions
(1) Cranial diseases: skull base indentation, skull tumor.
(2) Cervical spondylosis and other neck diseases.
(3) Neuralgia: trigeminal nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve and occipital neuralgia.
(4) Headache caused by diseases of the eyes, ears, nose and teeth.
(5) Muscle contraction headache (or tension headache).
3.Systemic diseases
(1) Acute infection: febrile diseases such as influenza, typhoid, pneumonia, etc.
(2) Cardiovascular diseases: such as primary hypertension, heart failure.
(3) Poisoning: such as lead, alcohol, carbon monoxide, organophosphorus and other poisoning.
(4) Other: uremia, hypoglycemia, anemia, pulmonary encephalopathy, systemic lupus erythematosus, menstrual and menopausal headache, heat stroke, etc.
(4) Neurological disorders: neurasthenia and hysterical headache.